Rail-fastener.



P. E. YEAGER.

RAIL PASTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.25. 1912.

1,042,744. Patented 0011.29, 1912.

BECYZ-rayer,

PETER E. YEAGER, or READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAiL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 25, 1912. Serial No. 693,220.

To all whom 2'2, may concern:

Be 1t known that I, PETER E. YEAoER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fasteners,

of whichthe following is a specification,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in rail fasteners and has for its primary object to provide a device for this purpose which is simple in construction, may be inexpensively manufactured and is capa' ble of quick application to the rail and tie to securely hold the rail in position and effectually prevent the spreading or lateral movement of the same.

Another and more specific object of the invention is to provide a fastening plate for rails consisting of an angular plate to engage upon one side and the top of the tie, the horizontal flange of said plate having its central portion removed to accommodate the rail and provided with opposedlips to engage over the base flange of the rail, the upper edge of the vertical flange in said plate between said lips being obliquely inclined to permit of the engagement of the lips upon the rail flange and the seating of the plate on the tie at any point of the rail.

With the above and other objects in view as will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the application of my improved rail fastening device; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fastener r aoved from the tie; Fig. 3

is a transverse section of the rail and a portion of the tie showing the fastening plate applied, and Fig. 4 is a similar View illustrating the manner of engaging the fastener with the rail.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the rail which is seated upon the tie 6.

My improved fastening device is generally indicated by the numeral 7 and consists of an angular metal plate of the requisite Patented o t. 29, 912;

thickness preferably constructed of :steeli..

The horizontal flange 8 of the fastener is} centrally cut away as midi Gated at for the, accommodation of the web and base. flange of the rail. The. Hang-e8 at the opposite.

sides of the cut out portion orfslot 9 is .pro-

vided with the upwardly and inwardly curved tonguesor lips 10 which areadapted to engage upon the upper Surfacebf-the.

base flange of the rail at the'longitudinal edges thereof as clearly shown in 'Fig. 1 .1

A .t the base of these flange engaging: lips, spike receiving openingsll are; provided in the flange 8 of. the fastening plate and are adapted to receive the usual securing spikes 12 which are driven into the supportingtie 6. The vertical flange 13 of'thefastening plate is also provided adjacent to each end .w'ith a spike receiving opening lgt'through which the horizontal fastening. spilies' lfi are driven into the tie. Forthe sakeoff lightness, the intermediate portion of the vertical'flange 13 is cut out as shown at l6, at the lower edge of said flange. The upper edge of the vertical flange 13 of the plate 'between the lips 10 isobliquely inclined as shown at 1,7, and this inclined upper edge of the fastening plate at one of its ends is eX- tended beyond the lip 10 to form a recess 18.

It will be observed that the recess 18 is at the lower end of the inclined edge 17 of the tie plate so as to provide a space of considerable depth between the lip 10 and the edge of the vertical flange through the plate. Thus, in the application of tlie fastener, the same is disposed beneath the rail adjacent to the tie at an angle as shown in Fig. 4, and the outer edge of the base flange of the rail engaged in the recess 18 beneath one of the lips 10. The fastener 'may now be moved upwardly to dispose the same in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the rail, and the plate moved laterally so that the recess 18 is disposed beyond the edge of the raillflange, and the lips 10 seated upon the opposite edges of the flange. The plate is now moved longitudinally to closely engage the vertical flange thereof construction and mannerof application of After securely spiking the fas- 'produced at very small'cost.

'my m'pro'ved rail fastener will be clearly understood.

Owing to the simplicity of the device, the same being constructed entirely from a single piece of metal, the invention may be it is also extremely durable, as well :as highly efiicient in practical use.

While I have shown and described the preferred formand construction or my iniproyted fastener, it Wlll -be obvious that the same is susceptible of considerable modification without departingvfrom the essential features-0r sacrificing any of the advantages I thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A rail fastener consisting of an angular metal plate adapted to be secured upon one side and the top of the rail supporting tie, the horizontal flange of said plate having opposed lips to engage on the base flange 0 the rail and the vertical flange of the igeeama 'flangehaving opposed lips to engage upon the opposite edges of the rail flange. the

upper edge of the vertical flange. of said 7 plate having a recess extending downwardly and outwardly beneath one of the lips to accommodate the rail flange whereby said lips may be directly engaged upon the op posite edges of the rail base at any point 40 in the length thereof. a

3. A rail fastener comprising an angular plate to engage upon one side and the top of the rail su iporting tie, the horizontal flange of said plate being centrally cut away to receive the base of the rail and pi-dvided with opposed lips to engage upon the opposite edges of the rail base, the vertical 'tlange ofsaid rail at its upper edge andbetween saidlips benig obliquely 1nchned sa1d inclined edge extending beyond one of the lips to provide a recess for the accommodation ofthe base flange whereby said lips may be engaged upon the edges of the flange at any point in the length of the rail, the' flanges of said plate having spike receiving openings whereby the same may be spiked to the tire.

In testimonywhereof hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. 6O

ETER E. YEAGER. Witnesses:

Gno. E. LIVINGSTON, -FREDERIGK S. STITT. 

